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5 [: l1 }& H% T K8 C; P. YThe sea is a hungry dog,
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With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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, V: \4 y, z2 B* ^The rumbling, tumbling stones,
+ x8 |% O- ~$ e; \And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
! q8 Y; i* K0 F7 g/ wThe giant sea-dog moans, 4 S1 s1 `6 H* Q6 M0 r
Licking his greasy paws.4 J% H$ j' ?2 a+ P
4 D. ~3 m( q' {2 w0 mAnd when the night wind roars
4 O) _' N; U% j; i5 o* LAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, 7 M& i7 S8 w1 q& \
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
# o- ~# \ K7 |7 N; T. i: VShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 5 ~# `( q3 ^6 L" M1 G. E# |
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, + a3 Y/ J; J% M$ g: p2 b3 | O
When even the grasses on the dune+ t5 C6 k% v) H9 y) b4 r% q/ X
Play no more their reedy tune, 8 D& ]# b" u. g
With his head between his paws, c1 F5 j/ l: Y
He lies on the sandy shores,
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?! k- h- d) K X/ T
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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7 F4 L& d% m9 m" Y& d3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?3 S+ B5 `/ f( x& Q1 C5 G% A
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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5.In the lines of the poem the poet uses quite a number of "ss" sound what picture of the sea do these sounds give you? |
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